Sen. Charles Schumer said Sunday the Bush administration is trying to "blame the fire on the person who calls 9-1-1" by suggesting he had a role in one of the costliest U.S. bank failures.


Bank of America to slash mortgage payments
A plan announced today by Bank of America will be the most aggressive foreclosure prevention effort ever undertaken by a U.S. bank.
Rescue bill redux
The core of the Senate financial rescue bill is the Bush administration's plan to buy troubled assets from banks, but the proposal includes a number of new provisions aimed at Main Street,...
Congress presses ahead on rescue
Negotiators from Capitol Hill and the Bush administration - after working well past midnight - are set to resume talks Saturday over a proposed $700 billion bailout of the financial system.
Congress has a plan
Lawmakers have reached agreement on a bipartisan counterproposal to the Bush administration's $700 billion financial bailout plan.
Bailout taking shape
The Bush administration's proposed $700 billion financial rescue took fuller shape on Monday as Senate Democrats circulated a counter proposal that would require the government to receive an...
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